The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-10-04

TEE BuJetjR is taking a strange
course in journalism, when it under
takes to investigate an official act,
and then throws on another news
paper the responsibility of giving the
explanations desired. Its reason for
applying to the GAZETTE for the re-
ouired information Is that the COM
munity" regards this paper as the
Government organ" Our contem-
porsry seems to know the mind Of
the community like book but if
it Is correct in this case then the
community" needs to be better in
formed. So far as an official medium
Is concerned. the Bulletin was placed
by decision Of the Cabinet IN the
same position as the GAZETTE and
late Herald, and we have never heard
Of that decision being altered. Our
contemporary's iH,iudged fling Is all
the more out Of place when the mat
ter about which It Is Immediately ex-
ereised belongs to the Board of
Health and not TO the Ministry.
That paper the other day gave an
enthusiastic endorsement TO the COM
position Of the new Board. but it now
finds reason to denounee one of the
earliest executive acts Of that body
Such the BHlystiE has q perfect right
to do. When, however, it attempts
to bruwbeat q contemporary into fol-
lowing Its lead it IS adopting role OF
impertinence that only deserves snub-
bing. The GAZETTE said nothing
about the dismissal Of Mr. ". J.
Roche from the secretaryship Of the
Board Of Health, as it was likewise
silent about his appointment IN the
first place Doubtless the present
Board has an equal privilege with
the preceding one Of choosing its
officers, and We made no OUtcry when
the late Secretary was appointed by
the former Board IN preference to q
candidate whose claims were supe-
nor and whose qualifications were OF
III ehlghest order. However, we do not
blame Mr.. Roche for having taken the
office, provided he was confident of
his qualifications Neither do We see
that the injustice committed by the
former Board has been rectifed by
the action OF this one, therefore con
clude that the change OF secretaries
was for some other reason. What
the reason was the BEIIstiE may find
out for itself, but 1t Is not going to
impress us into its service at viii.
We have. at the same time. self-satis-
factory cause for not joining IN the
effort TO make & martyr Of the dis
missed official, which cause nothing
but g persistence Of our contempo-
rary II It's arrogant bearing VIII IN
duce disclosure Of. This friendly
caution, however, only refers TO the
specific matter IN question, and not
TO that papers sweeping charge that
the GAZETTE Is " the jealous defender
Of everything connected with the
new order Of things, whether right
or wrong, legal or Illegal, etc Apart
from this personal matter, which We
shall not be dragged into II 1t can be
avoided We should like the BuIIstiH TO
have the honor or honesty to point
out anything wrong OF Illegal
that the GAZETTE has defended Gen
eraI accusations Of such character
ss the above constitute the stock II
trade only Of demagogues, and are IN
keeping with the 4LdLai and EIsIs
editorials, as well as with the opposi-
tion stump orstory OF the late cam
pIgn- The expression quoted seems
stultiffyiing n the extreme to Z journal
that Is never 50 furious as when It's
devotion 10 the new order OF things
is called II question